Student Population at UTK
Total Enrollment
33,805
Undergraduate
27,039
Graduate
6,766
Online Enrollment
2,236
Men Students
15,269
Women Students
18,536
For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 33,805 students have enrolled at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville - 27,039 undergraduate and 6,766 graduate.
By gender, 15,269 male and 18,536 female students are attending The University of Tennessee-Knoxville. By attendance status, there are 29,813 full-time students and 3,992 part-time students.
The number of students at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville is very large compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in Tennessee. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Ball State University and Kent State University at Kent, its population is very large (average population is 20,614).
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville offers online degree/certificate programs and 2,236 students enrolled in online programs.
*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.
Enrollment Comparison Chart
The below chart compares the student population between The University of Tennessee-Knoxville and similar colleges.
Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status
By gender, there are 15,269 male and 18,536 female students attending UTK. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.82 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at UTK.
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 27,039 | 25,825 | 1,214 |
Men | 12,331 | 11,690 | 641 |
Women | 14,708 | 14,135 | 573 |
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 6,766 | 3,988 | 2,778 |
Men | 2,938 | 1,693 | 1,245 |
Women | 3,828 | 2,295 | 1,533 |
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, there are 26,033 White students (77.01%) and 1,903 Hispanic students (5.63%) at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 34 | 10 | 24 |
Asian | 1,005 | 497 | 508 |
Black or African American | 1,224 | 589 | 635 |
Hispanic | 1,596 | 713 | 883 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 12 | 6 | 6 |
White | 21,336 | 9,623 | 11,713 |
Two or More Races | 1,318 | 625 | 693 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 298 | 156 | 142 |
Total | 27,039 | 12,331 | 14,708 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 14 | 6 | 8 |
Asian | 180 | 87 | 93 |
Black or African American | 366 | 136 | 230 |
Hispanic | 307 | 120 | 187 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 3 | 2 | 1 |
White | 4,697 | 1,904 | 2,793 |
Two or More Races | 177 | 68 | 109 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 69 | 32 | 37 |
Total | 6,766 | 2,938 | 3,828 |
Enrollment by Student Age
By age, there are 28,646 students whose age under twenty five and 2,634 students whose age is over thirty years old at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville.
Especially, 4,288 students are younger than eighteen and 40 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 27,039 | 12,331 | 14,708 |
Under 18 | 4,288 | 1,598 | 2,690 |
18-19 | 11,875 | 5,087 | 6,788 |
20-21 | 8,224 | 4,082 | 4,142 |
22-24 | 1,649 | 1,018 | 631 |
25-29 | 532 | 317 | 215 |
30-34 | 212 | 115 | 97 |
35-39 | 95 | 44 | 51 |
40-49 | 108 | 42 | 66 |
50-64 | 41 | 19 | 22 |
65 and over | 15 | 9 | 6 |
Total | 27,039 | 12,331 | 14,708 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 6,766 | 2,938 | 3,828 |
18-19 | 9 | 1 | 8 |
20-21 | 574 | 209 | 365 |
22-24 | 2,027 | 823 | 1,204 |
25-29 | 1,993 | 938 | 1,055 |
30-34 | 934 | 460 | 474 |
35-39 | 466 | 198 | 268 |
40-49 | 536 | 218 | 318 |
50-64 | 202 | 73 | 129 |
65 and over | 25 | 18 | 7 |
Total | 6,766 | 2,938 | 3,828 |
Online Student Population
At The University of Tennessee-Knoxville, 16,938 students (50.11% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 2,236 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 1,594 students live in Tennessee where The University of Tennessee-Knoxville is located in and 627 students have enrolled from other states.
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 33,805 | 27,039 | 6,766 |
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes | 2,236 | 433 | 1,803 |
Enrolled Some in Online Classes | 14,702 | 14,111 | 591 |
Not Enrolled in Online Classes | 16,867 | 12,495 | 4,372 |
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total (Enrolled Excl.) | 2,236 | 433 | 1,803 |
Tennessee Residents | 1,594 | 380 | 1,214 |
Other State in U.S. | 627 | 53 | 574 |
Outside of U.S. | 15 | 0 | 15 |
Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 |